You can see that work in IDW Publishing’s “King Aroo” Vol. 1, a hardcover which celebrates the strip’s 60th anniversary with every daily and Sunday strip from 1950 through 1952. IDW is also behind the new “Bloom County” hardcover series, so rest assured these folks will do right by Kent and his creation.

Kent made San Antonio his home for much of his life and was Shihab Nye’s friend and neighbor. Wikipedia says Kent and his wife June even called their home on the banks of the San Antonio River “King Aroo’s Castle.”

Kent launched “King Aroo” in 1950 and it ran for 15 years. The strip centers on its titular monarch of Myopia, a kingdom where puns and slapstick abound. “Aroo” gets its share of “Pogo” comparisons, though Kent never dabbled into politics in his strip.

Sounds like a nice place to visit. Learn more about it and its king Friday.